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Variety of technological trajectories in low emission vehicles (LEVs): a patent data analysis

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  • Vanessa OLTRA (E3i-IFReDE-GRES)
  • Maïder SAINT-JEAN (E3i-IFReDE-GRES)

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This paper focuses on the diversity of engine technologies for Low Emission Vehicles (LEVs) that are developed by car manufacturers in order to substitute for the conventional internal combustion engine vehicle. Our purpose is to analyse the competition between the various technologies for LEVs as well as the innovative strategy of car manufacturers. We first propose to define and to represent these technological trajectories in order to compare their performances and to identify their strength and weaknesses. The technological bottlenecks, the barriers to the adoption of these alternative engine technologies as well as the features of this technological competition are underlined. We then use a patent data analysis to study the patent portfolios of the main car manufacturers in these technologies on the period from 1990 to 2005. The dynamics of patents applied by car manufacturers gives insight on the competition among technologies and on the strategy of firms. This analysis emphasises the progressive diversification of firms patent portfolios over the whole set of engine technologies and the differentiated strategic positioning of car manufacturers according to countries.

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Paper provided by Groupement de Recherches Economiques et Sociales in its series Cahiers du GRES with number 2006-20.

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Keywords: Low emission vehicles; environmental innovation; technological competition; patent data;

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  1. Vanessa OLTRA (GREThA-GRES) & Maïder SAINT JEAN (GREThA-GRES), 2007. "Incrementalism of environmental innovations versus paradigmatic change: A comparative study of the automotive and chemical industries," Cahiers du GRES 2007-19, Groupement de Recherches Economiques et Sociales.
  2. Sjoerd Bakker, 2009. "The Emergence of a Dominant Design – a study on hydrogen prototypes," Innovation Studies Utrecht (ISU) working paper series 09-15, Utrecht University, Department of Innovation Studies, revised Nov 2009.
  3. Vanessa OLTRA (GREThA UMR CNRS 5113) & René KEMP (University of Maastrich) & Frans P. de VRIES (University of Stirling), 2009. "Patents as a Measure for Eco-Innovation," Cahiers du GREThA 2009-05, Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée.
  4. Sjoerd Bakker, 2009. "The car industry and the blow-out of the hydrogen hype," Innovation Studies Utrecht (ISU) working paper series 09-14, Utrecht University, Department of Innovation Studies, revised Oct 2009.
  5. van der Vooren & Eric Brouillat, 2013. "Evaluating CO2 reduction policy portfolios in the automotive sector," Innovation Studies Utrecht (ISU) working paper series 13-01, Utrecht University, Department of Innovation Studies, revised Feb 2013.

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